Technical Business Intellegence SQL Server Consultant
Location: US, VA, Richmond
Employment type: Contract
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Function: Information Technology

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Position: Technical BI SQL Server ConsultantLocation: VA, NY/NJDuration: 6 months + contractClient: Federal Position Work Location: The contract staff will perform all work on-site with VA staff at the VISN office or at a VA Medical Center in the New York or New Jersey area.  Job Description: Senior Technical Business Intelligence/SQL Server Candidate proposed must include at a minimum: Must substantial background in developing products in support of medical centersMust have high level of expertise in medical terminologyKnowledge of VA Policy and Procedures in support of patient careMicrosoft Business Intelligence processes and Report Services in support of the VISN3 Data Warehouse and Decision Support initiativeMust be highly skilled with Microsoft SQL BI tools (SSAS, SSRS and SSIS), SharePoint, Web ServicesETLs, OLAP cubes, SSRS reports, and dashboards with ‘drill to detail’ capability in support of VISN3 Business Intelligence needsExperience with Microsoft Business Intelligence suite of software (SSRS, SSAS and SSIS)Considerable experience in using SQL Server 2008 R2/2012 Reporting ServicesExperience using Report Builder and Performance Point is desirableExperience using Microsoft Team Foundation Server to develop and issue versioned tasksExperience with Veterans Administration Fileman files, and MUMPS highly desirable Educational Requirements:Bachelor’s degree

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Task to Be Performed:The New York/New Jersey Veterans Integrated Service Network 3 (VISN 3) is in the process of implementing a Data Warehouse. In support of this project, VISN 3 will implement new SQL Server 2008 R2/2012  databases, ETLs, tables, stored procedures, functions, analytic OLAP cubes, other metadata, Reporting Services reports, Performance Point KPI’s and scorecards, Excel Services self-service analytics, SharePoint applications and  forms for data collection.Data Warehouse design, support, and integrations Services, and SharePoint 2008/2012 w/Performance Point and Excel Services / development will be done in-house to support various projects.The primary source of data is the VA Business Intelligence Service Line’s Regional Data Warehouse, which is derived from VA VISTA (MUMPS) Fileman database files from five medical systems across VISN 3. Secondary sources of data include Allocation Resource Center reports, Corporate Data Warehouse reports, Veterans Service Support Center, and other local applications. Regional data warehouse development is performed under the umbrella of Microsoft’s Team Foundation Server and developers must have prior experience using Team Foundation Server to develop and issue versioned tasks. Examples: Clinical: Lab Tests, Health Factors, Clinical Reminders, Diagnostic Codes, Procedure Codes, Lab Codes, Prescriptions, Problem List.Technical: We are a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2/2012 BI shop and use the full suite SSAS, SSRS and SSIS.  In addition to the SQL BI Suite we use SharePoint 2010/2012 with PerformancePoint and Excel Services, and Pro Clarity.It is not possible for the government to precisely describe the work to be done since products will undergo constant change to meet the needs of the organization.  For this reason the government will be best served by contracting labor highly skilled in the use of microsoft sql bi tools (ssas, ssrs and ssis), sharepoint, web services, and considerable experience with veterans administration fileman files, mumps, corporate data warehouse architecture, and can follow direction/report requirements. Candidates must have substantial background in developing products in support of medical centers and therefore must have high level of expertise in medical terminology and va policy and procedures in support of patient care.For the purposes of this contract, the project manager will be the visn3 chief health informatics officer (chio) or designee.Proven and verifiable performance track record in the specialty(s) specified in this task order, for the purpose of assisting visn3 in developing business intelligence processes and report services in support of the visn3 data warehouse and decision support initiative. Staff will work side by side with visn staff and visn dba and keep visn chio and visn dba informed of their activities, as requested, and answers their questions pertaining to their assignments and reviews their work when requested to foster an atmosphere of mentoring. Goals of this initiative include provision of etls, olap cubes, ssrs reports, and dashboards with ‘drill to detail’ capability in support of visn3 business intelligence needs. This data and these reports will assist managers and clinicians in making better decisions based on near real-time data.Visn3 is a microsoft sql server shop and the microsoft business intelligence suite of software (ssrs, ssas and ssis) will be utilized in this project. As such, an understanding of and considerable experience in using sql server 2008 r2/2012 reporting services, report builder And Performance Point Is Desirable.